WATCH: Elon Musk's Grasshopper rocket reaches new heights

By Alex DalenbergOctober 14, 2013 | 2:11pm EDT

VIDEO Here's a dose of awesome to power you through Monday: The Grasshopper, a rocket designed by Elon Musk's startup SpaceX, reached its highest point yet, 744 meters, in a test flight last week. Even cooler: the feat was captured on video using a a single camera hexacopter drone. "SpaceX rockets are being designed not only to withstand reentry, but also to return to the launch pad for a vertical landing," the company wrote in an explanation attached to the video "The Grasshopper VTVL vehicle represents a critical step towards this goal."